Film articles by Witney Seibold

The “creepy child” cliché has been used so often in horror films that even classics like “The Bad Seed,” “Village of the Damned,” and even “The Omen” have started to lose their power upon repeat viewings. The new Spanish thriller “The Orphanage,” from director Juan Antonio Bayona, has its share of tiresome giggly faceless children darting through the shadows, and focuses on a wheezing tyke with a creepy burlap sack over his head, but is mercifully skilled enough to keep its atmosphere thick, and its story lively.

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I have written hundreds of film reviews, dozens of long essays on classics films, complete series overviews in my Series Project, a few rounds of an entertaning games called Name That Script, and even the odd book review for good measure.

All of my articles are succinct, professionally written (the occasional typo notwithstanding), and, one would hope, engaging and entertaining.